Ana Hickmann

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Ana Hickmann
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Ana Hickmann in 2006
Born
Ana Lúcia Hickmann

(1981-03-01) 1 March 1981 (age 40)[1]
Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
OccupationModel • tv host • businesswoman
Modeling information
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorBlue
Agency2pm Model Management
Websiteanahickmann.com.br

Ana Lúcia Hickmann (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈɐ.nɐ ikˈmɐ̃]; born 1 March 1981[1]) is a Brazilian model, TV host and businesswoman who has worked for Victoria's Secret, Nivea, L'Oreal, Wella, Clairol and Bloomingdales. She has appeared in the South African version of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, on the Italian version of GQ, and on the covers of Brazilian Vogue, Marie Claire, and Elle. She currently co-hosts a daytime TV show in Brazil and owns her own clothing, jewellery, cosmetics and accessories brand. Hickmann is also famous for her legs of 120 cm, and was once listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as "the model with the longest legs".[2] She has been named as one of the most beautiful women in the world by GQ Italia in 2001.[3][4]

Career[]

Modeling[]

As a model, she has starred in advertisements and walked the runway for designers such as Giorgio Armani, Roberto Cavalli, Betsey Johnson, Kenzo, Hanae Mori, Alexandre Herchcovitch, Emanuel Ungaro, , Leonard, Lolita Lempicka, Yves Saint Laurent, Yohji Yamamoto, Neiman Marcus, Schwarzkopf, , La Perla, L'Oréal, Wella, Nivea, Valisere, Cia Marítima, Rosa Chá, Ellus, Cori, Vizzano, Equus Golden Lady, Adidas, Tic Tac,[5] Volkswagen,[6] LG, Sensodyne, Beauty Color,[7] Rommanel, Marcyn, Recco, Britânia, among others.

In 2002, she walked the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show,[8] and also starred in the video "What is Sexy?" directed by Michael Bay.[9]

In June 2004 at the São Paulo Fashion Week, she walked the runway for her own line of animal print bikinis in partnership with the brand Sais de Cor, carrying an Albino Python snake wrapped around her neck. It was Hickmann's idea to walk the runway with the snake.[10]

In 2006, she gave lessons on how to walk like a model for girls from the favela of Heliópolis, in São Paulo, for the fashion show that was held in the community on 27 August, within the social programming that Rede Record network performed in several places of São Paulo named "Dia de Fazer a Diferença" ("Day to Make a Difference"). Hickmann organised two fashion shows for the girls, one with wedding dresses and the other with clothes made by a group of seamstresses from the community of Heliópolis.[11][12]

In 2005 and 2006, she was the poster-girl and ambassador of the Tic Tac Mega Model, a contest to find new models in Brazil.[13][14]

On 25 June 2016, she walked the runway for the first time in ten years as a special guest in the closing show of the Angola Fashion Week in Luanda. She walked the runway wearing a dress by Fiu Negru that was made especially for her by the Angolan designer Mariangela Almeida.[15][16]

Entrepreneur[]

Ana Hickmann and husband Alexandre Corrêa.

Her brand, AH (short for Ana Hickmann), was launched in 2002 and makes R$400 million by year.[17] She currently distributes her own clothing, perfumes, bags, jewellery, watches, shoes, eyeglasses, sunglasses[18] and cosmetics lines,[19] and also manages a photography studio and a DJ agency.[2]

Her line of nail polish sold more than 6 million units in Brazil in 2014.[19] Her eyeglasses brand, Ana Hickmann Eyewear, is sold in over 55 countries between Europe, Asia and the American continent.[20]

In 2013, Hickmann launched her first physical clothing store, Ana Hickmann Outlet, in the neighborhood of Lapa, in São Paulo.[21] In 2016, she launched the store Ana Hickmann Collection in the city of Bauru, in the midwestern region of the state of São Paulo.[22] As of 2017, her brand has six stores in the states of São Paulo and Paraná.[23]

Hickmann launched her YouTube channel on 2 May 2017.[24]

TV host[]

In 2004, she accepted the invitation of the Brazilian TV network Rede Record to present a fashion segment in the TV show Tudo a Ver, hosted by journalist Paulo Henrique Amorim.[25] From 2005 to 2009, she co-hosted the daytime TV show "Hoje em Dia" ("Nowadays"), next to Britto Jr and Eduardo Guedes on Rede Record.

In 2009, she started hosting her own TV show, Tudo É Possível ("Everything is Possible"), on Sunday afternoons, also on Rede Record.[26] In 2012, she hosted the reality show Top Model, o Reality, which was part of her show Tudo É Possível and inspired by Brazil's Next Top Model and America's Next Top Model, in which 14 models lived with Hickmann in her house in Itu, São Paulo, and the winner would sign a contract with the agency Way Model Management and a contract of R$150.000,00 to be the face of Ana Hickmann's brand for one year. Hickmann was not a judge on the contest, and she only served the role of a host.[27][28]

From 2012 to 2014, she co-hosted the daytime TV show Programa da Tarde ("Afternoon Program") on Rede Record, (with Britto Jr and Ticiane Pinheiro).[29] One of the regular guests on her show was the magician Mario Kamia, who performed a range of tricks and illusions. Some of Kamia's illusions involved using Hickmann as his assistant, including dividing her into three in the Zig-Zag Girl and sawing her in half using a Buzz Saw.[30][31]

Since 2015, she co-hosts "Hoje em Dia" alongside César Filho, Ticiane Pinheiro and Renata Alves.[32]

Personal life[]

Ana Hickmann in 2016.

Hickmann, who is of German heritage,[33] was once listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as "The model with the longest legs", measuring 46.5" (118 cm, measured from hip to heel) out of a total height of 73".[2][34] Since 2002, the Guinness Book no longer lists this title.[citation needed] Hickmann has stated that her legs are actually 120 cm long and even measured them on live TV.[35]

Besides her native Portuguese, Hickmann speaks English, German, Italian, French and Spanish.[36]

She was ranked No. 47 and No. 85 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2004,[37] and 2005,[38] respectively.

On 14 February 1998, at age 16, she married former model Alexandre Corrêa.[39] In August 2013 Hickmann announced that she was pregnant with the couple's first child. She gave birth to their son, Alexandre, on 7 March 2014.[40]

On 21 May 2016, Hickmann was a victim of attempted murder when Rodrigo Augusto de Pádua invaded the hotel room where she was and fired at her, her sister-in-law and her brother-in-law. Hickmann was not hit but her sister-in-law took two shots and was hospitalized. The perpetrator, who was a fan of Ana, was shot and killed at the scene.[41]

Filmography[]

TV
Year Title Office Note
2004–2005 Tudo a Ver Columnist
2005–2009 Hoje em Dia Presenter
2006 Prova de Amor Herself Episode: 12 January 2006
2009 -2012 Tudo É Possível Presenter
2012 Top Model, o Reality Presenter
2012–2014 Programa da Tarde Presenter
2015–present Hoje em Dia Presenter
2018 Bancando o Chef Participant Season 1
2020–present Hair o reality dos cabelos Presenter
Internet
Year Title Office Platform
2017–present Canal Ana Hickmann Presenter YouTube

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Ana Hickmann at Fashion Model Directory
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Article about Ana in MAXIM Archived 9 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Lucire Living: Return of the supermodel – Ana Hickmann
  4. ^ Ana Hickmann já esteve na lista das mulheres mais bonitas do mundo
  5. ^ Tic Tac – "Papo de modelo"
  6. ^ Ana Hickmann – Comercial VW Fox.
  7. ^ Ana Hickmann – Beauty Color Paris
  8. ^ Brazilian Angels – The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2002
  9. ^ VICTORIA'S SECRET Commercial 'What Is Sexy' Gisele Bundchen, Laetitia Casta, Heidi Klum, Adriana Lima, Ana Hickman
  10. ^ Ana Hickmann serpenteia de biquíni
  11. ^ Ana Hickmann organiza desfile com meninas de favela de SP
  12. ^ Ana Hickmann dá Aulas de Modelo Para Meninas de Heliópolis
  13. ^ White incrementa divulgação do Tic Tac Mega Model
  14. ^ Ana Hickmann e Márcio Garcia vão a Lançamento de Concurso
  15. ^ Domingo Espetacular mostra a volta de Ana Hickmann às passarelas depois de dez anos, em Angola
  16. ^ Domingo Espetacular Ana Hickmann volta a desfilar após 10 anos fora das passarelas 03/07/2016
  17. ^ Ana Hickmann fatura R$ 400 milhões por ano com marca que leva seu nome
  18. ^ "Ana Hickmann comemora 15 anos de sua linha de óculos". Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  19. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ana Hickmann marca". Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  20. ^ Ana Hickmann Eyewear[permanent dead link]
  21. ^ Grife de Ana Hickmann abre Outlet na Lapa em SP.
  22. ^ Ana Hickmann vem a Bauru para inauguração da primeira franquia de sua loja
  23. ^ Ana Hickmman – loja
  24. ^ ESTREAMOS NO YOUTUBE | ANA HICKMANN
  25. ^ Tudo a Ver – Ana Hickman SPSW
  26. ^ Ana Hickmann Estreia no Tudo é Possível / Record 2009
  27. ^ Na passarela com Ana Hickmann
  28. ^ Ana Hickmann comanda reality de moda
  29. ^ Ana Hickmann faz balanço de 2012 e conta novidades do Programa da Tarde[permanent dead link]
  30. ^ Ana Hickmann dividida em 3 partes Mario Kamia
  31. ^ Ana Hickmann Serra Morte Ilusionista Mario Kamia
  32. ^ Ana Hickmann volta ao 'Hoje em dia' ao lado de César Filho, recém-contratado da Record
  33. ^ Ana Hickmann bio
  34. ^ Ana Hickmann: model of the moment?
  35. ^ Ex-modelo quer o título de mulher com as maiores pernas do mundo
  36. ^ Entrevista Ana Hickmann – "Quero ser a modelo número 1"
  37. ^ Hot 100 Women of 2004 Archived 18 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine Posted Monday 27 April 2009, Maxim
  38. ^ "The 2005 Hot 100" Archived 5 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine Posted Wednesday 29 April 2009, Maxim
  39. ^ Marido de Ana Hickmann posta foto do dia do casamento dos dois
  40. ^ "Ana Hickmann anuncia gravidez no 'Domingo espetacular'" (in Portuguese). 11 August 2013.
  41. ^ "Ana Hickmann sofre tentativa de homicídio em hotel de Minas Gerais" (in Portuguese). 22 May 2016.

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